Fountain brush



Dec. 29, 1925. 1,56%,076

, J. (D. FVT1Y FOUNTAIN BRUSH Filed April 6, 1923 Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

JnMEso. PATTY, or cH IcAGo, ILLINOIS.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

Applicationfiled April 6, 1923- Serial No. 630,198.

To all whom it may concern: w i

/ Be it known that 1, JAMES O. Pnr'rnha citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Fountain Brush; and I- do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference. marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. V m

-This invention relates to'a combined soap dispensing and fountain brush particularly suited for dish washing purposes and the like, but also equally applicable to other purposes such asvehicle. body washing wherein it is customary to first go over the surface with a soapy solution and then to rinse with clear water as in dish washing.

- Heretofore, fountain brushes-of various sorts have been proposed and dish mops T carrying a bag of soap in conjunction therewith have also been marketed, but the combination of means for applying a soapy solution or a'clear water rinse at the will of the operator and from the same instrument is believed to be entirely novel. The present invention is intended to produce a practical and inexpensive means of combining a soap dispensing means with a fountain brush.

It is an important object of this invention to intermittently or continuously supply soap solution to a fountain brush in quantities graduated to suit the will of the operator.

It is a further important object of this invention to provide means for the formation of a soapy solution at the instant it is to be used and in the exact quantity desired in order to conserve the supply of soap or other cleansing substance.

It is still a further important object of this invention to provide a scouring brush for washing purposes having an adjustable running water connection adapted to either supply clear or soapy water or any intermediate mixture in the proportions desired.

It is another object of this invention to supply a sim 1e easily constructed and readily contro led device of the class described that can be manufactured in large quantities at a cost enabling the sale thereof at a very reasonable price.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the dis closures in the specification and drawings.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter morefully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view on a small scale of a device embodying one form of this invention. I

Figure 2 is an enlarged bottom view of a device similar to that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section of a device corresponding to that of Figure 1.

Figure at is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of water control valve.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 5. i

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1 refers to a handle which in the illustration is simply a common wooden handle screwed onto a passaged body member 2 containing suitable holding means 3 adjacent the lower part thereof for a bristle brush having a twisted wire core 5 which is bent into a U-shape, the ends of thewires 5 being secured in suitable apertures in the holding means by common set or clamp screws 6. I It is to be noted that a mop or cloth brush would be equally satisfactory as compared with a bristle brush for certain purposes, such as dish washing, and I do not desire to be limited to the specific construction of brush here shown, which is a form well known in the prior art.

The body member 2 comprises an upstanding boss 7 for the attachment of a water supply hose 8; an aperture 9 leading through said boss and continuing into the body member and having branch passages 10 and 11; the passage 10 having a sliding sleeve valve 12 therein operated by a knob 24 and adapted when in the position shown in Figure 3 to admit water to the passage 10 in a boss 13 connected to a receptacle or box 14 having a suitable removable cover 15. This box is disposed above the brush 4 and has a plurality of small apertures 16 in the bottom thereof to discharge the soapy solu tion directly upon the brush. A pair of ribs 17 are arranged within the box to prevent the cake of soap or other soluble cleaning agent therein from blocking or clogging the apertures 16. A stud 18 and wing nut 19 are arranged to hold the box cover in place. v

Centrally disposed betvvee'n the ari'nfs of the brush is a tube 20 communicating with the end of the passage 11 and having aip lurality of apertures 21 'fn'tlffplane "o fth'e brush adapted to spray clear Water;onto-t-he brush When the valve 12 controlling the movement of the Wate'r is in aip'roper position.

The {modification of Fi-gu-"re's 5 and 6-'cliflers from the =oregoing-on 1y in 1 the Edi-mof "the sleeve valve '12 which in thijs ease is rotary afideoaxial withthe-passagee ahd-i'S rofated by a handle 22' projecting throu-ghaslot-23 in the Wall of the boss 7 to eause the de'sired diversion -of the "water supply to the T soap boxtlirough *thepo'rt et therein.

The operation of the device of this invention is' comparativelyisimple fahose' gi's connected t'o 'a source ofhot br cold water' supply and a supply -of e solublecleaning agent such as sc'rap'so'r a' cakeof soa is plaeed in the'bdx 14 a3nd the cdver replaced. {lVith the valve 12 in the position shovvn in Figtires 3%11216, the Water, preferably 'u'n'der a gentle -pres's-ure, enters the soap "box, be comes a "soap s'olution therein, "and is sprayed onto the brush 4 through the' apertures 16 with "suffieient ressuieto essure a maintenance of the s-pray even "with the whole device tuihetl over to s'crtib an inverted or inclin'ed'surfaee Vvith th'e valves as shown, the --pas's'age to th'e loWr 'or -c1ear "water's-pra -tube -20 Y is complet'ely obstructed except for immaterial leakage around the .val v r c I'n Fig'guli e" 3, pushihg the valve knob-24 dd-the l'eft 'movesthevalv'e 19;correspondingly end a full movement causes a "complete shutting bfl' of Water to "the -"soap box "14: z'l'nd at the same time opens the Cpa'ssage to the lower spray tube 20 so that the Water is sprayed onto the brush 4: through the aperthree--21 in "a manner calculated to rinse the object loeing cleaned after an application of soap. Q In, Figures 5 and 6, a rotation of the valve 12 to close and a lower port to register with the passage 11 to produce exactly *thesameresultsas-in the sliding valve.

"valveh'andle"22'6ai1ses the port 25 of the thereto; a -U slraped *binislrconnacted thereto at an angle, -a perforated pipe 'eonn'ec' ted to the interior of said body mernb'er and disposed betweenthe arms of'sa id brush-andin the iiplitne thelfe'dff to discharge Water over the wl'i'ole -interior brush surface; a soapbox also connected to the 1 interior {of said body member, disposed parallel with said brush and i'perforated to discharge its contents-on said brush, 'and a valve in said body 5 memher for controlling the" fiow' of Water tosaid pipe and {soap boxy-said valve "adapted for 'exel'usivedischarge of Water to either the pipe or the soap box "or fore'onj ointly-discharging-tmbot te'stimony' whereof I- have hereunto subscribed my name.

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